Everest
Most people are able to assuage their guilt over lying by knowing that there is a time and place for certain conversations. Now, for instance, was not a great time to go into a detailed explanation of how shifts are chosen, how sometimes they aren't chosen, and all the other nuances of being an attuned. Of course to just say yes, would be a lie, though it would allow Ever to get to more important things.
Like why Mateo was tangled up in the Grotto in the first place.
'I'll tell you later, over tea.' The aviator says, before allowing his brow to furrow properly now that Mateo can see it. "Are you hurt?" Straining for a toehold and finding one, Ever triple-checks his body's intuition that it could make it, before throwing himself forward and into a new tangle.
'There is nowhere I wouldn't look for you.' Ever says in a low voice as he turns gingerly onto his side so as not to disturb the roots too much. "Down? Yes. Close enough for you to board her?" Setting his lips into a thin line, the aviator wants to shake his head no.
Like why Mateo was tangled up in the Grotto in the first place.
'I'll tell you later, over tea.' The aviator says, before allowing his brow to furrow properly now that Mateo can see it. "Are you hurt?" Straining for a toehold and finding one, Ever triple-checks his body's intuition that it could make it, before throwing himself forward and into a new tangle.
'There is nowhere I wouldn't look for you.' Ever says in a low voice as he turns gingerly onto his side so as not to disturb the roots too much. "Down? Yes. Close enough for you to board her?" Setting his lips into a thin line, the aviator wants to shake his head no.
I've done the math, checked the facts
And there's no changing that
And there's no changing that
